That’s right the US managed to keep their lead on day one to complete the two-day World Ice Fishing Championships. This is the first time the USA has managed to snag the victory and it couldn’t have come at a better time or on a better lake.
Team Results
1. Team USA
2. Team Poland
3. Team Russia
Individual Results
1. USA – Mike Boedeker
2. Sweden – Folke Andersson
3. Poland – Tomasz Nysztal
Obviously, the USA contingent had the home advantage as some members fished Boom Lake last year in the North American Ice Fishing Circuit (NAIFC) competition. They all knew how crappies, perch and bluegills bite. The European contestants had never seen these species until this weekend.
After Sunday’s weigh-in, Mike Boedeker of Lansing, Mich., figured he was in contention for the bronze in individual honors. He had eight fish, all crappies, on Sunday. He used a Fiska glow jig both days. He fished with the USA team last year in WIFC competition held in Poland. The typical target fish were golden shiner- and smelt-type species, he said.
Myron Gilbert, a USA team member from Brooklyn Mich., was understandably ecstatic about the win. No matter where the other teams finished, he said, they will all remember the warm reception Rhinelander gave them. “They were big-eyed” after participating in the downtown parade and seeing the thousands of well-wishers, he noted.
His key to scoring fish was to keep moving when there was no bite for a time. It’s not unusual for him to drill hundreds of holes during other tournaments where power augers are allowed. USA team members shared information gained from pre-tournament fishing the areas immediately around the zones when power augers and graphs were allowed
I stumbled on to this photo in an unrelated image search and had to post it. I’ve never caught such a large and plump perch before, probably because I’m normally fishing water heavy with toothy predators.
Rafa and a superb 0.72kilo(1lb. 11oz.) Perch. Big Perch do that to some people…
I can handle a knife pretty well, but this guy is an absolute pro at cleaning fish. It does take him a more then ten seconds, but something tells me he slowed things down for the camera. This is the first time I’ve seen this technique, how bout you?
I strongly believe that it is very important to introduce children to the outdoors at a young age. As a child, I was very lucky to grow up near lakes, rivers and forests and learned to respect nature at a young age. A lot of kids today, especially ones in big cities are never taught to appreciate nature and I find that very sad.
I’m always delighted when people send in photos of fishing trips with their kids. Adam send in these photos of himself and his son fishing back in July. I cant wait till my son is old enough to explore new lakes with me!
I did a ton of perch fishing when I was growing up. Perch was always about quantity rather then quality though, and my catches rarely exeeded 10 inches in length. British waters are known for much bigger perch then we see in Canada though, just take a look at this 5lbs 15oz catch by Les Brown.
Last week Martin, who you may remember from a previous trip to Scugog or his Picton fishing log, and I planned a trip to fish for musky on Lake Scugog. We arrived at the boat launch around 11:30pm on Friday and chatted with a few of the locals that were hanging around and fishing off [...]
